FIRST AID POLICY. In drawing up this policy reference has been made to The Department of Education Guidance on First Aid

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1 FIRST AID POLICY Note that this policy should be read in conjunction with the Whitgift Health Care Policy. Whitgift School is mindful of the need to safeguard the wellbeing of all pupils, staff and visitors to the School and will ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, that First Aid arrangements will be managed in compliance with the management of Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations In drawing up this policy reference has been made to The Department of Education Guidance on First Aid First aid- is the assistance given to any person suffering a sudden illness or injury, [1] with care provided to preserve life, prevent the condition from worsening, and/or promote recovery First Aider - someone in an organisation who has been trained to give immediate medical help in an emergency Management of First Aid arrangements will be undertaken in such a way as to ensure there are adequate arrangements for the training and retraining of First Aid staff, and for the provision of First Aid equipment. The School aims: To provide a prompt and appropriate response in cases of sudden illness or injury To ensure compliance with all relevant legislation To ensure there are sufficient numbers of competent First Aid trained staff within the School environment To ensure there are suitable facilities to administer First Aid To identify and implement reasonably practical arrangements for dealing with First Aid incidents To keep accident records and report to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) as required under the Reporting of Injuries Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR) (Estates Manager) The Governing Body review matters of Health and Safety on a regular basis and delegate the responsibility for ensuring that the policies are put into practice to the Estates Manager.

2 There is a qualified Nurse on duty in the Medical Centre from 8.00am-6.00pm Monday-Friday and 9.00am 5.00pm on Saturdays only when there are sports fixtures. In the Rugby season, there is added assistance on Saturdays from a trained Paramedic. The School will ensure that, where possible all departments are adequately provisioned with First Aiders. The School has a large number of staff, both teaching and non-teaching, who are trained as First Aiders. This provides for a far higher number of First Aiders than required under law (a list of trained staff is available from the Medical Centre, see Appendix A). Trained Staff will be on site throughout the School Day from 08.00am-6.00pm First Aid boxes are placed in all the areas of the School where an accident is considered possible or likely such as the Sports Hall, the Design and Technology Block, the Science Block and the Art Department. These are checked termly. (A list of locations of First Aid boxes is in Appendix B). First Aid bags will be taken by a member of staff when groups of pupils go out of school on organised trips or to participate in sporting events. Staff are given information on where to go for help in the event of an accident as part of their induction into the School. If a pupil is suddenly taken ill or injured during the school day, he must inform a teacher if possible, who will then send for a School Nurse/First Aider or send him to the Medical Centre. A pupil may go directly to the Medical Centre. The individual will remain under the care of the School Nurse/First Aider. If a pupil is unable to return to class the pupil will be kept in the Medical Centre and parents/guardians contacted. The Form Tutor and School Office will be notified if a pupil goes home. If there is doubt or concern about an individual s condition, they will be taken to hospital by ambulance accompanied by a member of staff. The School Nurse / First Aider will inform the Senior Management Team if a pupil, staff member or visitor has been taken to hospital. The School will keep records of all accidents and injuries, and has a procedure in place for ensuring that they are reviewed regularly in order, where possible, to minimise the likelihood of recurrence. The School will keep a record of any First Aid treatment, given to a staff member, pupil or visitor. Further guidance is given in the Accident Reporting Procedure including requirement and process for RIDDOR. In the event of an injury to a staff member or visitor, an accident report form should be completed by the individual concerned and forwarded to a School Nurse. In the event of a serious injury, the Estates Manager should be notified immediately. He will then arrange for any necessary investigations or reporting, and the line manager of the injured staff member will be informed as soon as possible.

3 First Aiders First Aiders are volunteer members of staff, who have completed one of the following courses: First Aid at Work - 3 day course Emergency First Aid at Work - 1 day course. Qualifications last for 3 years and updated training will be undertaken within this time frame to ensure the maintenance of qualifications. At School, the main duties of a First Aider are to:- Give immediate help to casualties with common injuries or illnesses and those arising from specific hazards at school When necessary, ensure that an ambulance or other professional medical help is called. An ambulance should always be called where serious or life threatening injury or illness is suspected. All Staff should take precautions to avoid infection and must follow basic hygiene procedures. Staff have access to single use gloves (in First Aid Boxes) and hand washing facilities, and should take care when dealing with blood or other body fluids and disposing of dressings and equipment. Used sharp boxes are held in the Medical Centre, these are periodically collected by a registered clinical waste company. Used clinical bags are stored in a designated yellow clinical wheelie bin in the waste compound, until they are collected weekly by a registered clinical waste company. Disposable gloves and absorbent granules are available to all Staff from the Cleaners, Matron and the School Nurses. The Cleaners are trained in dealing with body fluids and should be called in this eventuality. It is the responsibility of the First Aider to ensure that the First Aid Kits are replenished after use. (Stock for refilling can be obtained from the Medical Centre). Whitgift School is equipped with four AED (automated external defibrillator) machines situated in the following areas: Medical Centre Sports Hall - Main Office Founders House - Office Design and Technology Department - Main Corridor The AED machines in each of the above areas are checked daily by an appointed member of staff and are maintained on an annual basis.

4 Responsibilities The Governors The Whitgift Foundation, as Proprietor and Governing Body, is responsible, in law, for the safety of all persons on the School premises or whilst involved in school activities. The Whitgift Foundation has delegated responsibility to the School Committee and, therefore, the Governors will ensure that: the First Aid policy is kept up to date, in line with existing legislation and reviewed annually; insurance policies are maintained to provide full cover for claims arising from actions of staff; the statutory requirements for First Aid are met; appropriate training is provided; The Headmaster The Headmaster is responsible for putting the Governors policy into practice. He will: appoint the Medical Team to be in charge of the day-to-day implementation of the First Aid policy; ensure the Medical Team has sufficient time to undertake such training as is required to carry out the tasks competently; ensure that parents and pupils are aware of the First Aid Policy including arrangements for First Aid. All staff, including those without First Aid training, have a duty of care to the pupils. These include ensuring that: pupils are sent to the Medical Centre following sudden illness or injury; pupils are aware of First Aid procedures. The following Policies are available to parents on the School website under Medical Centre. Asthma Policy Epilepsy Policy Diabetes Policy Life-Threatening Allergies Policy Disability and Accessibility Policy First Aid Policy Medicine Protocol Administration of Medication to Pupil Parental Request Form Reviewed by The Second Master and The Senior Nurse: June 2016 Next review: June 2017

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6 Appendix A: list of first aiders Mar 17 March 2017 Date Clackworthy Paul F Senior Chemistry Technician Chemistry dept Nicholls Angela F Design Technology Assistant DT dept Onisiforou Linda F Reprographics Technician Estates Owen Jennifer T Head of Initial Teacher Training Chemistry Teacher Janonyte Ramune Cleaning Supervisor Way Charles F Gardener Gardener Williams Michael F Grounds Assistant Grounds June 2017 Date Jun 17 De Souza Amala F Science Technician Science dept Myall Fiona F Music Assistant Music dept Rynes Pavel T Classics Teacher Classics Trotter Freya F Assistant Modern Pentathlon Coach Sport dept FAW June 2017 Date Jun 17 McKenna Marian T Swimming & Water Polo Coach Sports dept FAW Mills Christina F Receptionist Office FAW Norris Adrian T Head of Lower School & Head of Boarding Lower School FAW Parsons Caroline F Music Administrator Music dept FAW Date Mar 18 Sports FA March 2018 Robe Angela F Assistant Matron Founder's House Mulcahy Rebecca F Graduate Sports Assistant Sports dept SFA Munro Ross T Head of Strength & Conditioning sports dept SFA Stead Thomas Design and TechTeacher D& t depart CPR AED Wilkins Chris T Director of Rugby Sport dept SFA Daniels Andrew F Sports Centre Manager Sports dept SFA Kibble Christopher T Director of Sports Facilities & Sports dept SFA Development Litchfield Stuart T Assistant Director of Sport Sports dept Webb Daniel T Head of Swimming & Athletics Sport dept SFA

7 L2 June 2018 Date Jun 18 McCluskey Louise Summer School Summer School Petschi Marion F Senior School Nurse Medical Bates David T Summer School Director of EAL Teacher Studies Doust Ronald F Junior ICT Technican ICT Elliott Paul T Head of Science Chemistry Teacher Fernie Oliver T Head of Economics and Economics Business Studies Mulley Carolyn T Physics Teacher physics dept Stremes James F Estates Manager Estates Turner Benjamin T Assistant Head of Fifth Form History Teacher Politics Teacher Stanley Sheila Medical Clerical Offer/First Medical Centre Aider Kramer Clemens Languages Support Languages Dept Outdoor First Aid June 2018 Date Jun 18 Docherty Gary F School Staff Instructor CCF Administrative/Training Officer Green Ben T Geography Teacher Geography Teacher Marlow Andrew T Head of Fifth Form Science Teacher Physics Teacher FAW L3 Aug 2018 Date Aug 18 Crook Peter F Performance Director Performance director FAW Goucher Lesley F Assistant to the Estates Estates FAW Manager Jenkinson David F AV Technician Performance dept FAW Maccioni Romano F Gardener Gardener FAW Nicholls Claire F Facilities Co ordinator Facilities FAW Thompson Miles T Head of Classics Critical Reflections FAW Teacher Toko Daniel F Waste Management/General Assistant Maintenance

8 SFA Dec 2018 Date Dec 18 Covel Stephen F Groundsman Grounds SFA Davenport Tim Hockey Devevopment Officer SFA Hardy Marc Sports Teacher Sports Dept SFA Kember Steve Football Coach Sports department SFA Smith Andrew SFA Ward David T Head of Cricket & Games Sport dept SFA March 2019 Date Mar 19 Chaloner William T Deputy Housemaster Sports dept Dixon Jillian F Junior Chemistry Technician Chemistry dept Kendrick Neil T Head of Golf & Cricket Sports dept Performance Mann Susan F Laboratory Assistant Science Martin Nicholas Sports Teacher Sports dept Pates Colin T Football Coach Sports dept

9 Appendix B: list of First Aid Boxes SCIENCE BLOCK Prep Room Outside Science teachers office DESIGN &TECH: DEFIBRILLATOR Shop 6 Shop 7 Shop 8 Shop 3 Shop 4 HEAT TREATMENT ROOM COMMON ROOM KITCHEN SPORTS HALL: DEFIBRILLATOR RAEBURN LIBRARY JUNIOR LIBRARY OLD LIBRARY KITCHEN 6th FORM SNACK ROOM FOUNDER S HOUSE: DEFIBRILLATOR ART DEPARTMENT FOUNDERS HOUSE GROUND MAINTENANCE RIFLE RANGE CCF SCHOOL OFFICE STAFF ROOM BIRDKEEPER INST ANDREW'S QUAD WHITE HOUSE Box 1 Box2 PHOTOCOPYING ROOM FRONT DESK NORTH ENTRANCE MEDICAL CENTRE: DEFIBRILLATOR